Zero Time Dilemma Makes Modest Debut in Japanese Charts as Shovel Knight Digs Into Top 20

It’s that time of the week once again for the Media Create Japanese chart results, and there are a few notable new arrivals to consider. All told, it’s a mix of good and bad news for those following the fortunes of titles on Nintendo hardware in Japan.

First up we have Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns, which shifted nearly 31,000 units in its second week and came in third behind new release Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers on PS3 and PS4. Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and Minecraft: Wii U Edition both held onto top five places, adding modest sales to their totals.

Sadly Zero Time Dilemma has returned numbers perhaps befitting its niche status, selling less than 10,000 units between Vita and 3DS, with the latter sneaking into 20th place. There’s some pleasing news for Yacht Club Games, however, with the Shovel Knight amiibo Set securing 13th place and 6,518 sales; you can see the top 20 below with lifetime sales in brackets.

Overall hardware sales have remained relatively steady this week, with PS4 leading the New 3DS LL (XL) at the top; the smaller New 3DS model did gain a decent number of sales as a percentage. You can see the results below with last week’s sales in brackets.

PlayStation 4 – 23,679 (22,715)

New 3DS LL – 17,648 (18,836)

PlayStation Vita – 11,461 (11,986)

Wii U – 4,444 (4,358)

New 3DS – 4,122 (3,208)

PlayStation 3 – 1,265 (1,141)

3DS – 718 (707)

3DS LL – 82 (146)

Xbox One – 73 (70)

We suspect Yacht Club Games will be celebrating its appearance in the Media Create charts, seeing its title make an impact at physical retail in Japan. It’s unclear whether publisher Spike Chunsoft will have expected better for Zero Time Dilemma, but in any case it’s had a modest launch.